moill1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna). Delay; stop, hindrance. ~ a dhéanamh le rud, to delay in doing sth. Déanaimis ~ bheag anseo, let us stop here a little while. ~ a chur ar dhuine, to delay, retard, s.o. ~ a bhaint as rud, to delay, protract, slow up, sth. Baineadh ~ asam; bhain ~ dom, I was delayed. Rud a chur chun ~e, to delay, postpone, sth. ~ uaire, an hour’s delay; an hour’s stop. Ná déan ~ faoi bhealach, don’t loiter, stop, along the way. Ní tráth ~e é, there is no time for dallying; the matter brooks no delay. ~ ar thrácht, hold-up in traffic. ~ éistigh, hardness of hearing. ~ rabharta, lag of tide. Aga ~e, time lag. Gan mhoill, shortly, soon. Gan mhoill ina dhiaidh sin, shortly afterwards. Ar thoradh ~e, after some delay, at length. Ní raibh ~ orm é a dhéanamh, I had no difficulty in doing it. Ba bheag an mhoill ort lámh chúnta a thabhairt dom, it wouldn’t trouble you much to give me a helping hand. Cad é an mhoill atá ort féachaint leis? What’s to stop you from trying it? Níor mhoill air, níorbh air an mhoill, dul linn, he went with us right away.